Sir - I refer to the excellent article by Brendan O'Connor (Sunday Independent, March 19) on Eamonn Casey.

Once again, Brendan hit the nail on the head.

He reminded us that Casey did not pay half as high a price as other people who made the same mistake in Ireland back in 1974, when mother-and-baby homes were in full swing, courtesy of Casey and his lot. To quote Brendan: "How do we judge a man if not as a father?" Casey essentially denied and cut off his own son.

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